Isaiah 23:11-12

Context

23:11 The Lord stretched out his hand over the sea,¹

he shook kingdoms;

he² gave the order

to destroy Canaan’s fortresses.³

23:12 He said,

“You will no longer celebrate,

oppressed⁴ virgin daughter Sidon!

Get up, travel to Cyprus,

but you will find no relief there.”⁵

[23:11] ¹tn Heb “his hand he stretched out over the sea.”

[23:11] ²tn Heb “the Lord.” For stylistic reasons the pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation here.

[23:11] ³tn Heb “concerning Canaan, to destroy her fortresses.” NIV, NLT translate “Canaan” as “Phoenicia” here.

[23:12] ⁴tn Or “violated, raped,” the point being that Daughter Sidon has lost her virginity in the most brutal manner possible.

[23:12] ⁵tn Heb “[to the] Kittim, get up, cross over; even there there will be no rest for you.” On “Kittim” see the note on “Cyprus” at v. 1.